1910 C56 Hockey Cards

The first major set of hockey cards was issued along with cigarettes and predated the NHL. Instead, 1910 C56 Hockey features players from the National Hockey Association. This league directly preceded the NHL from 1909 through 1917. During the league's second season in 1910-11, the cards appeared and offer a glimpse into what was still an evolving game.

1910 C56 Hockey cards feature a lithographed player picture with a white border. The player's last name and team appear in the border area below the picture, while a card number appears in the upper left corner. Backs feature a "Hockey Series" design with two crossed hockey sticks and a puck, followed by the player's name, team and a history of his past teams.

Although there is no advertisement on the cards, like American tobacco cards have, but the issuer is considered to be Imperial Tobacco. There are 36 cards in the complete set, which is considered to be slightly scarcer than the C55 set.

The key cards in 1910 C56 Hockey feature Cyclone Taylor, Newsy LaLonde and Art Ross, who has two cards in the set.

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